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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (23 Mar 2023)

John Brady: Earlier on, the Minister stated the process associated with the working time directive must not be allowed to drag on. We already know that it is. According to the Government's high-level implementation plan concerning the commission report, which was published 13 months ago, the heads of Bill concerning the working time directive were to be introduced within six months. It is now eight...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (23 Mar 2023)

John Brady: I ask the Tánaiste to bring heads of a Bill within six months.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service (23 Mar 2023)

John Brady: The Minister outlined some of the measures that have been implemented. People are voting with their feet and continuing to leave. The one area that can and should be addressed is the full implementation of the working time directive. I ask the Minister again what exemptions are being looked at. Are naval patrols one of the areas being considered for an exemption? If so, it will only see...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service (23 Mar 2023)

John Brady: Has an assessment been done?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service (23 Mar 2023)

John Brady: 3. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on efforts to address difficulties within the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14311/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service (23 Mar 2023)

John Brady: What attempts or efforts are being made to deal with the major crisis that has been developing before our eyes in recent years within the Defence Forces, particularly the Naval Service in which numbers are at an all-time low? Two Naval Service ships have been mothballed because of the inaction of successive Governments.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service (23 Mar 2023)

John Brady: Morale within the Defence Forces, particularly the Naval Service, is at an all-time low. The strength of the Naval Service is approximately 770, although the active and effective strength is probably less than 750. Thirteen months ago, when the commission's report was published, that number stood at 867. That it is now 100 less than it was 13 months ago shows that the haemorrhaging...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (23 Mar 2023)

John Brady: 26. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide details on his decision to withdraw Irish troops from the UNDOF mission to Syria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14315/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (23 Mar 2023)

John Brady: 27. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will outline any concerns he has in relation to whether Ireland has the capacity to ensure that undersea data cables passing through Irish waters are secure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14316/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (23 Mar 2023)

John Brady: 48. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide details of plans to recruit more civilians for the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14313/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (23 Mar 2023)

John Brady: 236. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps applicants are required to take if they wish to change their name on their passport; the legal basis for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14547/23]

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (22 Mar 2023)

John Brady: Within the next few weeks, we will mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, the antecedents of which lie in the early efforts of Gerry Adams and John Hume. At the time, their efforts were much maligned and vilified by members of the establishment who failed to grasp the significance and potential of the early peace process. The Good Friday Agreement represents one of the most...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Mar 2023)

John Brady: 263. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive their pandemic special recognition payment. [14260/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: United Nations (21 Mar 2023)

John Brady: 82. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will respond to a UN report that argues that socio-economic conditions are driving young Africans into extremist militant groups, given Ireland’s role in UN and EU missions in Africa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13679/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: United Nations (21 Mar 2023)

John Brady: Deputy Lawless is now present, so I do not know whether-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: United Nations (21 Mar 2023)

John Brady: I will plough ahead then.My question was to ask the Tánaiste, given Ireland's role in UN and EU missions in Africa, to respond to a UN report that argues that socio-economic conditions are driving young Africans into extremist militant groups. Will he make a statement on the matter?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: United Nations (21 Mar 2023)

John Brady: Since 2020, there has been a 130% increase in violence in the Sahel region. In excess of 8,000 people were killed there last year as a result of militant Islamic violence. As the Minister of State outlined, temperatures are increasing as a consequence of climate change and are rising one and a half times faster than the global average. According to the UN development programme, with no way...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (21 Mar 2023)

John Brady: I welcome the political decision that has been taken to open the hub for representations from MLAs. It is a critical decision because that technology has been there for the last year or so. The Minister's predecessor, Deputy Coveney, gave us a similar response last year. He said it was being looked at. The Minister might give us specific dates as to when it is going to be implemented and...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (21 Mar 2023)

John Brady: The Minister might give us some more specific details as to when exactly the portal will be opened to representations.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (21 Mar 2023)

John Brady: I thank the Minister. I would like clarity as to what "shortly" actually means. Maybe the Minister will come back to us. The technology is there. The hub has been developed and it is in place. It is just a political decision that needs to be taken to roll it out to MLAs. The Minister did not answer the question about MPs and whether it can be extended to them. If it is being extended...